Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and organic food company, will owe $10M less in taxes as a result of “last year’s irresponsible tax cut” and will put that money back into the planet. As CEO Rose Marcario said in a letter on LinkedIn, “Our home planet needs it more than we do.” Just awesome!
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Green Mountain CBD, a Vermont-based organic hemp grower and maker of CBD products, has raised $7M from One Better Ventures and will rebrand itself as SunSoil in 2019.
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Organic dressing and salsa company Drew’s Organics has been purchased by Schlotterbeck & Foss, a manufacturer and distributor of gourmet foods, for an undisclosed sum.
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Having failed to achieve its desired results with the release of millions of GMO mosquitos, The Cayman Islands have terminated their contract with Oxitec as of December 31st.
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The EU is using a variety of tools, from cloud-based satellite imagery to mass balancing, in order to fight against fraud in organic.
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To support its animal advocacy efforts, Dr. Bronner’s has released a limited-edition soap label featured on its 4-ounce Almond Castile Liquid Soaps (not sold at retail but will be given away at events) to highlight the gruesome fact that 99% percent of animals used for food production live in CAFOs.
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The Pietrasanta farming operation in Colombia, which encompasses 570 acres of organic coconut development, has closed on its second round of funding and is expected to apply for USDA organic certification in 2019.
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According to a new Pew Research Study, 45% of U.S. adults say organic fruits and vegetables are better for you than conventionally grown produce – a number that is down 10 percentage points from 2016. The anti-organic propaganda machine is having a real impact, something that should concern us all.
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A recent study conducted by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds found that GMO corn has remarkably less protein and fewer anthocyanins than heirloom corn.
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Believing that ‘plant-based’ has more credibility, influence and appeal with consumers than ‘vegan’, the Plant-Based Foods Association has just launched a new ‘certified plant-based’ certification scheme and logo.
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A very good recap of how the changes in Congress, in terms of both members and party power, are likely to impact sustainable agriculture priorities in the coming years.
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey opens up about many different things — life after Amazon, what he cooks, and why he mentions using animal products in his mostly plant-based cookbook.
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To address the issue of fraud in organic, particularly with overseas containers, the OTA’s Global Organic Supply Chain Integrity Task Force formed a pilot project to develop a Best Practices Guide.
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Buyers, product developers, category managers and chefs from Whole Foods picked what they believe to be the top trends for 2019, with Pacific Rim flavors and shelf stable probiotics heading the list.
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In a new Pew Research Center survey, 44% of U.S. adults think that foods with genetically-modified ingredients are neither better nor worse for one’s health — a number far, far too high.
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Despite booming consumer demand, the U.S. imports a majority of its organic food. National Geographic explores how this could change due to partnerships with organic brands.
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Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) recently approved an organic formulation of Rhizolizer, a line of non-GMO microbial soil amendments from Locus Agricultural Solutions, which aims to increase yields and reduce time to harvest.
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Bill Moses, co-founder and CEO of KeVita, just raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ecosystem Integrity Fund for Flying Embers, his organic hard kombucha company.
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Seeking to tap into the growing 22-45 year old female demographic, New York-based organic smoothie company Root Blends has partnered with Function Botanicals to launch CBD smoothie kits.
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Thanks to the important work of Alaskan senator Lisa Murkowski and environmental groups Center for Food Safety and Friends of the Earth, GMO-salmon is not yet available to U.S. consumers.
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California-based Rael, which sources organic cotton for its products from Texas, has closed a $17.5M Series A led by Mirae Asset and GS Retail Fund.
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Some environmentalists are having a real issue with organic farming taking place on the grasslands of Point Reyes National Seashore, claiming they are despoiling a landscape visited by 2.5 million people every year.
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Opals are the only non-browning apple grown in the U.S. and the only apple to be certified through the Non-GMO project.
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The super-toxic herbicide dicamba, which the EPA just re-approved for another two years, is not only destroying millions of nearby crops but is causing a serious divide among neighbors across the U.S.
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